reckoning
pronunciation
How to pronounce reckoning in British English:
UK [ˈrekənɪŋ]
How to pronounce reckoning in American English:
US [ˈrɛkənɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
- a bill for an amount due
- the act of counting
Word Origin
- reckoning (n.)
- early 14c., "narrative, account," verbal noun from reckon (v.). Meaning "a settling of accounts" is from mid-14c.; that of "calculation" is from late 14c. Compare Dutch rekening "a bill, account, reckoning," Old High German rechenunga, German rechnung, Danish regning "a reckoning, computation." Day of reckoning attested from c. 1600.
Example
- 1. By mcquivey 's reckoning , a million american homes will have an internet-enabled television set by the end of 2009 .
- 2. Financial and non-financial firms alike face a reckoning on " goodwill " amassed during the long merger wave that subsided last year .
- 3. For the world 's biggest economy , the us , the day of reckoning still seems reassuringly remote .
- 4. Unfortunately the reckoning is not that simple for at least four reasons .
- 5. Well that day of reckoning has arrived , and the time to take charge of our future is here .